Placement Test Grammar and Voc
Placement Test Grammar and Voc
The Straightforward Quick Placement & Diagnostic Test has been designed to help you decide
which of the five levels of the Straightforward series is the most appropriate for you.
The Straightforward Test has 50 questions, each worth one point. The first 40 are grammar
questions and the final 10 are vocabulary questions. To decide your level, use the conversion
chart below. Please note that these bandings are a guide.
Total score
0 - 15
16 - 24
25 32
33 39
40 - 45
46-50
Level
Beginner
Elementary
Pre-intermediate
Intermediate
Upper Intermediate
Advanced!
This test can also be used to diagnose grammar that you need clarification on. Please consult
the relevant level and unit of the course for more information.
Grammar
1. I ________________ from France.
a) is
b) are
c) am
d) be
2. This is my friend. _____________ name is Peter.
a) Her
b) Our
c) Yours
d) His
3. Mike is ______________.
a) my sisters friend
b) friend my sister
c) friend from my sister
d) my sister friends
4. My brother is ______________ artist.
a) the
b) an
c) a
d)
a)
b)
c)
d)
driving
m driving
drives
drive
d) say
31. I wasnt interested in the performance very much. ________________.
a) I didnt, too.
b) Neither was I.
c) Nor I did.
d) So I wasnt.
32. Take a warm coat, _______________ you might get very cold outside.
a) otherwise
b) in case
c) so that
d) in order to
33. __________________ this great book and I cant wait to see how it ends.
a) I dont read
b) Ive read
c) Ive been reading
d) I read
34. What I like more than anything else ___________________ at weekends.
a) playing golf
b) to play golf
c) is playing golf
d) is play golf
35. She ________________ for her cat for two days when she finally found it in the garage.
a) looked
b) had been looked
c) had been looking
d) were looking
36. We wont catch the plane _________________ we leave home now! Please hurry up!
a) if
b) providing that
c) except
d) unless
37. If I hadnt replied to your email, I___________________ here with you now.
a) cant be
b) wouldnt be
c) wont be
d) havent been
38. Do you think you ___________________ with my mobile phone soon? I need to make a
call
a) finish
b) are finishing
c) will have finished
d) are finished
39. I dont remember mentioning __________________ dinner together tonight.
a) go for
b) you going to
c) to go for
d) going for
40. Was it Captain Cook ______________ New Zealand?
a) who discovered
b) discovered
c) that discover
d) who was discovering
Vocabulary
41. You may not like the cold weather here, but youll have to ________________, Im afraid.
a) tell it off
b) sort itself out
c) put up with it
d) put it off
42. Its cold so you should __________________ on a warm jacket.
a) put
b) wear
c) dress
d) take
43. Paul will look ______________ our dogs while were on holiday.
a) at
b) for
c) into
d) after
44. She ___________________ a lot of her free time reading.
a) does
b) spends
c) has
d) makes
45. Hello, this is Simon. Could I ___________________ to Jane, please?
a) say
b) tell
c) call
d) speak
46. Theyre coming to our house ___________________ Saturday.
a) in
b) at
c) on
d) with
47. I think its very easy to ___________ debt these days.
a) go into
b) become
c) go down to
d) get into
48. Come on! Quick! Lets get _____________!
a) highlight
b) cracking
c) massive
d) with immediate effect
49. I phoned her ____________ I heard the news.
a) minute
b) during
c) by the time
d) the moment
50. I feel very ____________. Im going to go to bed!
a) nap
b) asleep
c) sleepy
d) sleeper